Even before “Slave Play” burst onto Broadway in 2019, producers and studios were already urging Jeremy O. Harris to adapt his play into a film or a TV show. “My first thought,” the 35-year-old ...
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In the interview, Harris discussed how he used the film as a platform for “theater supremacy.” Harris also discussed bringing “Slave Play” to London, the type of uncomfortable experience he wants ...
Slavery Still Exists, a University student group devoted to raising awareness about modern-day slavery, will host a screening of the film “Call + Response” tonight at 7 p.m. in 129 McKenzie. “Call + ...
Juneteenth is a very significant holiday for Black people. Observed every June 19, it marks the day in 1865 when Union troops landed in Galveston, Texas, to free the last enslaved Black Americans.
Through our six compelling documentaries and ten informative short films, WHY SLAVERY? uncovers the stories of men, women and children trapped in modern slavery across all corners of the world.
Since Slave Play’s breakthrough run (which saw Rihanna sitting front row,) Harris has become a cultural figure himself, making his mark on seemingly every medium—whether that’s entertaining his ...
A newly conceptualized series of documentary screenings hosted by the Center for Black Studies Research at UC Santa Barbara kicks off on Nov. 6, with “Slavery by Another Name.” Based on Douglas ...